[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina
Argentina: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 29.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina is 29.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina peaked at 41.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2010.
Argentina ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.0% | — |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +88.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +57.7% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 9.0% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Argentina was 29.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- Argentina ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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